The Curious Map Book
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The Curious Map Book
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Author : Ashley Baynton-Williams
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-10-20
The Curious Map Book written by Ashley Baynton-Williams and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with History categories.
Since that ancient day when the first human drew a line connecting Point A to Point B, maps have been understood as one of the most essential tools of communication. Despite differences in language, appearance, or culture, maps are universal touchstones in human civilization. Over the centuries, maps have served many varied purposes; far from mere guides for reaching a destination, they are unique artistic forms, aides in planning commercial routes, literary devices for illuminating a story. Accuracy—or inaccuracy—of maps has been the make-or-break factor in countless military battles throughout history. They have graced the walls of homes, bringing prestige and elegance to their owners. They track the mountains, oceans, and stars of our existence. Maps help us make sense of our worlds both real and imaginary—they bring order to the seeming chaos of our surroundings. With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems, mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. He has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from maps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious.
Paterson S Guide Book To The United Kingdom With Maps And Plans
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Author : John Merrylees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
Paterson S Guide Book To The United Kingdom With Maps And Plans written by John Merrylees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with England categories.
Catalogue Of Books Maps Plates On America And Of A Remarkable Collection Of Early Voyages
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Author : Frederik Muller & Cie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Catalogue Of Books Maps Plates On America And Of A Remarkable Collection Of Early Voyages written by Frederik Muller & Cie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with America categories.
Playing With Maps Cartographic Games In Western Culture
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Author : Adrian Seville
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-07-31
Playing With Maps Cartographic Games In Western Culture written by Adrian Seville and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with History categories.
This is the first serious book wholly devoted to games based on maps. The authors are experts in their respective fields: board games, playing cards and dissected puzzles. They bring an informed historical approach to the development and diffusion of these games up to about the beginning of the twentieth century, including games from Western Europe and America in all their intriguing variety. This book is an essential reference source for those wishing to research this neglected area, while those new to the field will be pleasantly surprised at the interesting and unusual maps that these games exploit.
A Catalogue Of Old Rare And Curious Books
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Author : George E. Littlefield (Firm)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
A Catalogue Of Old Rare And Curious Books written by George E. Littlefield (Firm) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with America categories.
Bibliotheca Americana A Catalogue Of A Valuable Collection Of Books Manuscripts Maps Illustrating America Etc
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Author : John Russell Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1865
Bibliotheca Americana A Catalogue Of A Valuable Collection Of Books Manuscripts Maps Illustrating America Etc written by John Russell Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1865 with categories.
Decolonising Europe
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Author : Berny Sèbe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-04-01
Decolonising Europe written by Berny Sèbe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-01 with History categories.
Decolonising Europe? Popular Responses to the End of Empire offers a new paradigm to understand decolonisation in Europe by showing how it was fundamentally a fluid process of fluxes and refluxes involving not only transfers of populations, ideas, and sociocultural practices across continents but also complex intra-European dynamics at a time of political convergence following the Treaty of Rome. Decolonisation was neither a process of sudden, rapid changes to European cultures nor one of cultural inertia, but a development marked by fluidity, movement, and dynamism. Rather than being a static process where Europe’s (former) metropoles and their peoples ‘at home’ reacted to the end of empire ‘out there’, decolonisation translated into new realities for Europe’s cultures, societies, and politics as flows, ebbs, fluxes, and cultural refluxes reshaped both former colonies and former metropoles. The volume’s contributors set out a carefully crafted panorama of decolonisation’s sequels in European popular culture by means of in-depth studies of specific cases and media, analysing the interwoven meaning, momentum, memory, material culture, and migration patterns of the end of empire across eight major European countries. The revised meaning of ‘decolonisation’ that emerges will challenge scholars in several fields, and the panorama of new research in the book charts paths for new investigations. The question mark in the title asks not only how European cultures experienced the ‘end of empire’ but also the extent to which this is still a work in progress.
Catalogue Of Books And Pamphlets Atlases Maps Plates And Autographes Relating To North And South America Including The Collections Of The Voyages By De Bry Hulsius Hartgers Etc
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Author : Frederik Muller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Catalogue Of Books And Pamphlets Atlases Maps Plates And Autographes Relating To North And South America Including The Collections Of The Voyages By De Bry Hulsius Hartgers Etc written by Frederik Muller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with America categories.
Catalogue Of Books Maps Plates On America And Of A Remarkable Collection Of Early Voyages Offered For Sale By Frederik Muller At Amsterdam
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Author : Frederik Muller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Catalogue Of Books Maps Plates On America And Of A Remarkable Collection Of Early Voyages Offered For Sale By Frederik Muller At Amsterdam written by Frederik Muller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with America categories.
Sources Of Information On Military Information A Classified List Of Books And Publication November 10 1897
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Author : United States. Military Information Division. War Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Sources Of Information On Military Information A Classified List Of Books And Publication November 10 1897 written by United States. Military Information Division. War Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with categories.